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Greacen said the restaurant will sell fruit juices and soft drinks and will be "pretty careful about carding people." He said 33 Dunster Street plans a large advertising campaign for the first happy hour, hoping a large turnout will establish a habit among students. "We're not trying to put the Student Assembly out," Greacen added. "All we're asking from them is a little time and effort...

Author: By Elizabeth H. Wiltshire, | Title: Assembly and Bar Plan Happy Hour | 3/3/1980 | See Source »

...everything might start falling into place. But for now, Brown is having his troubles on both sides of the country. Every time he flits off from Sacramento to join the pack rats in New Hampshire, the shit hits the fan. His lieutenant governor, Mike Curb, has developed a nasty habit of confirming federal judges and making policy decisions while Brown darts through the Concord mills. And, trailing badly, Brown cannot afford to stay at home...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: Jerry Brown and His Vision | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

...large, though, Independents are likely to weigh in on the Democratic ticket as they have in the past, and, as they have in the last 17 years of senate races, they are likely to vote for Kennedy--out of habit, if nothing else. Although Massachusetts voters probably won't be looking over their shoulders to New Hampshire (heavily blue collar and Catholic, despite liberals seeping across the line seeking lower taxes) to tell them how to vote, an especially poor showing by Kennedy there could prompt more active support in Massachusetts. But the Kennedy camp is wise to be wary...

Author: By Elizabeth H. Wiltshire, | Title: March 4: Playing Second Fiddle | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

...most famous of the grotesque games come from the fevered imagination of Chuck Barris. Beginning with The Dating Game (1965) and continuing through The Newlywed Game, The Gong Show and The $1.98 Beauty Contest, he has made a habit of finding contestants who willingly expose their sad sexual inadequacies, their inept performing skills and their physical homeliness to a nationwide audience. In Barris' latest and grossest gem, Three's a Crowd (which might well be titled The Divorce Game), wives and secretaries compete to see who knows the most intimate details about the man whom they share...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Truth and Consequences | 2/18/1980 | See Source »

...skiing as well as ever. Says Marolt: "Even I didn't think it was really, truly possible, but he's done it." Mahre fought back to peak form by the painful expedient of refusing to limp. "If you let yourself limp, it gets to be a habit. If you don't limp, then you won't favor your leg. So I just told myself that no matter how much it was killing me, I wouldn't give...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gold Rush at Lake Placid | 2/11/1980 | See Source »

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